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Liam Withnail: Big Strong Boy review " look back in laughter at misfit youth

by Brian Logan

Monkey Barrel, EdinburghThe standup's tale of teenage travails, guilt and redemption borders on the sentimental but gets the balance right There's trauma comedy, finding laughter in the very worst moments of our lives. But there's space too for quite-a-sticky-period comedy, a notch down on the scale of bad stuff that happens, but no less significant in the lives of those lucky enough to keep actual trauma at bay. Tha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03pm on August 19, 2025